Disclosure: I received the Build-a-Bear Palace Pets photographed below in order to facilitate my review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Can I be a proud mama bear for a moment? Because Greenleigh’s really been shining in school lately and I can’t help but share. At the beginning of the school year Greenleigh’s teacher did some preliminary testing…and for the most part, it came back very good. Out of the 4 areas that were tested, Greenleigh was above average in one area, average in two areas, and ever so slightly below average in the final area (phonological reasoning, which I had to look up to figure out what it actually was).
I expected the school to do more testing towards the end of the year, but I was extremely surprised when the school sent home a mid-year testing score sheet last week. And the results were better than before. Much better. Greenleigh is now above average in all 4 areas, and in 2 out of the 4 areas, she scored the maximum amount of points allowed. Simply put, she’s brilliant, not that I’m biased or anything.
Although I’ve already told her that I’m really proud of her and all her hard work (because, honestly, all of that improvement was her dedication and hard work, not me nagging or pushing her), I’ve wanted to acknowledge these accomplishments with a small gift, or as she calls it a “special surprise”… I just wasn’t sure what to do. Until these little guys showed up on my front doorstep. Seriously, how adorable are they?
In case you’re not familiar, these fashionable friends are called Palace Pets! Palace Pets first debuted in June of 2013 as part of the Disney Palace Pets App (I actually remember the release of the app vividly because my girls were so excited about it) and feature the pets of each princess. The app allows kids to not only meet each princesses’ pet and learn the story behind the pets, but also allows kids to interact with the pets. After a little over 6 months on tablet/phone screen, Build-A-Bear Workshop has brought the Palace Pals into the workshop. And in this case, into our home! The white puppy on the left is Pumpkin – she’s Cinderella’s dog – and the orange kitten on the right is Treasure – she’s Ariel’s cat. Each one retails for $25 and can be dressed up with a Fancy Dress ($13.50) and accessory kit ($12.50).
So I decided to put our brand new Palace Pets out on the coffee table and surprise the girls when they got home. And although this was really a surprise to reward Greenleigh’s hard work at school, the nice people at Build-a-Bear were kind enough to send one for each of my girls because…well…my sanity. Besides, it’s okay to reward cuteness every now and again, right? And Hazeline is pretty darn cute.
The minute the girls got home from school they made a beeline towards the boxes. Greenleigh immediately picked the box with Treasure in it because there was a small bit of blue and purple showing through one of the windows of the box, and Greenleigh loves purple. Hazeline happily grabbed the other box and they both began open their new friends. They were so excited!
And, of course, once the boxes were opened, they recognized the princess dresses and tiaras and were in love. Hugs were given.
Both girls loved their pet’s sparkly attire, rhinestone adorned collars, and fabulous shoes. ‘Cause if it’s one thing my girls love to do, it’s accessorize (pearls to preschool, anyone?)! And while it was initially a fluke that Greenleigh grabbed the box with Treasure in it, it actually matches her personality. Treasure is a very playful and curious, just like Greenleigh. And it’s that curious, inquisitive nature that has caused Greenleigh to do so well in school.
Disney’s Palace Pets from Build-A-Bear Workshop were no doubt the prefect way to celebrate Greenleigh’s accomplishments (and Hazeline being cute). I’m so glad we got a preview of these well-dressed pets. If you want to check out the Disney Palace Pets for yourself, you can see and make them now at Build-A-Bear Workshop!
Want to win some Build-a-Bear Workshop magic of your own? Great, because today, I’m giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky reader! Enter using the rafflecopter form below and it could be yours. Good luck everyone!
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15 inch red fox.
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16 in. Pretty Petals Bunny
18 in. Pink Hearts Hello Kitty®
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web slinging spiderman bear
Tons of Love Elephant
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